IEA SHC's 2024 edition of Solar Heat Worldwide highlights the resiliency and changing landscape of solar heat. This year's report includes dedicated chapters on two growing technologies, Photovoltaic Thermal (PVT) and PV generated heat (PGH) systems. Read More...
Studies & Reports
Technical Study Report on Measuring Remote Monitoring and Remote controlling for Solar Thermal Systems
The market, media and policy arena often neglect solar thermal, because solar thermal energy is seldom accounted for and the amount of solar thermal heat supplied is neither measured nor displayed in a transparent way. This also results in problems/breakdowns not being spotted quickly. This “Technical study report on measuring, remote monitoring and remote controlling for solar thermal systems” aims at contributing to making measuring, monitoring, and remote controlling more mainstream for smaller systems. Read More...
Technical Study Report on Solar Thermal Technology LCIA Methods and LCC Models
Solar thermal suffers in the market, the media and in the policy arena, because solar thermal energy is often not accounted for, and amounts of solar thermal heat are not transparently measured and displayed. This also leads to problems/malfunctions not being spotted quickly. This “Technical study report on solar thermal technology LCIA methods and LCC models” aims at contributing to the demonstration of the advantages of solar thermal systems, taking the lifecycle into account. This means assessing both environmental and economic benefits of the systems over their operation period. Read More...